Bush and Koizumi sing diplomatic duet

[leftchick]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060629/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_koizumi_love_fest


WASHINGTON - It's not everyday that two world leaders croon to each other, "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You."

But clearly President Bush has special feelings for Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, and he put them on full display from morning until night Thursday at the White House.

The love fest began with an elaborate welcoming ceremony on the South Lawn and an exchange of gifts inside afterward. Koizumi gave the sports-loving president a bike and an enlarged version of the Japanese postage stamp that features Babe Ruth. The Bushes gave the Elvis-loving prime minister a refurbished 1954 jukebox that includes 25 songs by his favorite singer.

"Prime Minister Koizumi searched the keys and found `I Want You, I Need You, I Love You,'" first lady Laura Bush said. "He and the president sang a duet."

In the evening, the Bushes were hosting a formal dinner, the eighth of their White House tenure. It was in honor of Koizumi, who leaves office in September.

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[MaineDem]

1. Ugh!

How can these world leaders stand with him without shaking their heads?

[leftchick]

3. I get the distinct impression

Koizumi is about as fucking clueless as the chimp. A match made in heaven.

[saigon68]

4. Here's dumb and dumber the Chimpanzee and Puppet Charlie McKharzai

[MisterP]

2. oh holy crap

[54anickel]

5. Gotta love the part about the beef...

The White House dinner celebrated Japan-U.S. ties, complete with a diplomatic choice of main course — Kobe beef from decedents of Japanese cattle raised in Bush's home state of Texas.

The menu was chosen when the United States was still trying to persuade Japan to end a ban on U.S. beef imports imposed over concerns about mad cow disease. Japan lifted the ban last week, and Bush prompted Koizumi to say before the television cameras that he was feeling "very good" after eating a cut of the U.S. meat on Wednesday night.


I notice on the sidebar that they had some harsh words for North Korea. :eyes: Meanwhile, lets eat desert!!! an ornate desert modeled after a bonsai garden, with a chocolate tree on a base of kumquat-stuffed cherries, surrounded by miniature chocolate pagodas :puke: